Falcons Hold Off Rams, 1-0

Hippert nets first collegiate goal for Green and Gold

Framingham, Mass. – The Fitchburg State women's soccer team defeated the Rams of Framingham State University this morning in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from the Maple Street Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 1, Framingham State 0

Records: Fitchburg State (2-13-1, 2-4-1 MASCAC) | Framingham State (5-11-1, 3-4 MASCAC)

How It Happened 

Fitchburg State opened the scoring at the 6:56 mark as sophomore Maddie Hippert (Leicester, Mass.) received a through ball from classmate Ashley Porter (Upton, Mass.) and tucked the ball inside the near post for her first collegiate tally to make the score 1-0.

Framingham State threatened in the 24th minute of action when graduate student Jasmine Lees (Middleboro, Mass.) fired a shot on frame, but the shot caromed of the right post to preserve the 1-0 advantage for the Falcons going into the break.

Following the intermission, the Rams put back-to-back shots on target with just under five minutes remaining in regulation as juniors Camryn O'Leary (Leicester, Mass.) and Abbie Kurtzer (Norton, Mass.) registered shots, but Falcons keeper Allison Gough (Wolcott, Conn.) turned aside both shots as the Green and Gold held on for the 1-0 final.

Inside the Numbers

This afternoon's contest marked the 27th meeting between the two schools on the pitch with the Falcons 9-17-1 all-time when taking on the Rams

Framingham State has won the last nine matchups against Fitchburg State, including a 3-2 decision in the last meeting on September 20, 2019 at the Maple Street Field

Framingham State held a 15-7 margin in shots, while also finishing with a 4-1 edge in corner kicks

Gough stopped nine shots for the Falcons, en-route to her third career shutout

Freshman Jetta Oskirko (Lancaster, Mass.) made three saves for the Rams

Up Next

Both teams  concluded their 2021 regular season today and await their seeding into the upcoming 2021 MASCAC Women's Soccer post-season tournament.